Fighting to win the place they deserve, women have come a long way, although they still have a long way to go. This whole week there will be feverish preparations for Saturday’s event, the International Women’s Day 2008. Many towns in Navarre join the celebrations, including Pamplona, Tafalla, Sangüesa and Villava.

In the British capital, the great media magnate Rupert Murdoch took a liking to him. His right-hand man, Les Hinton, hired him and made him Art Director for New Projects at News International, the parent company of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, News of the World… and Thelondonpaper.

It will be difficult to try to catch a nap on Saturday afternoon in Tudela. If you think that no-one can take away your four o’clock somnum sofero, you are likely to be disappointed. Percussion drums from Calanda, Arnedo, Logroño, Ejea de los Caballeros and the capital of the Ribera region itself, Tudela, will be gathering together at the 2nd Drummers’ Meet to make the city vibrate with their thunderous clatter.

1886. A cholera epidemic devastates half of Europe. Navarre also gradually succumbed. Its dwindling population then invoked Saint Francis Xavier, asking him to intercede before the pandemic monster on their behalf. In exchange, the citizens promised to visit his home once a year. That is how the Javieradas began —pilgrimages to Javier Castle which have become consolidated into our tradition and are held regularly since 1940.